Table 5. Tissue Samples for Glycosaminoglycan Extraction and Mass Spectrometry Analysis^a.

salmon no.	gaping tissue	intact tissue	number of samples
1	X		1
2 and 9 (pooled)		X	1
3	X		1
4	X		1
5	X	X	2
6	X		1
7	X	X	2
8 and 10 (pooled)	X		1
11		X	1
12 and 15 (pooled)	X		1
13	X	X	2
14	X	X	2
16 and 18 (pooled)	X	X	2
17	X	X	2
19 and 20 (pooled)	X		1
21	X	X	2
22 and 25 (pooled)		X	1
23 and 24 (pooled)	X	X	2
26	X	X	2
27 and 28 (pooled)	X		1
29	X	X	2
30		X	1
total	18	14	32

^aSome samples were pooled in equivalent amounts following GAG extraction. Pooled samples were of same tissue type, gaping or intact, from two individuals, as indicated.